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Date:         Mon, 1 May 2000 23:30:29 -0700
Reply-To:     "Tom L. Neal" <jneal@NETCOM.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Tom L. Neal" <jneal@NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      Camperizing a non-westy syncro...creating an outdoor kitchen
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Still inching along the process of creating a more camping convenient vehicle while still being able to convert back to a normal van. Many of these ideas were borrowed from list folks. Progress to date....

-Regular screens on both windows overnight. Still need to cut a small additional slot and a little hole for the screen's clips and snap in post to fit perfectly.

-Hanging clothes bar between knobs just behind the seats. Also doubles as a towel hanging rack, make-up mirror holder, etc.

-Two extra knobs mounted on the rear A/C screws. Bungee cords running all around the interior to hang things on or create temporary curtains with towels.

-Walmart dark tinting on the interior side and rear windows for heat reduction and privacy.

-Rotating passenger's seat useful for sitting, make-up, holding suitcase when backward facing

-Min/max thermometer mounted in dash board.

-Some nice comfy camp chairs with soft cloth backing. Cute little foldup wooden table that fits between them for cocktail hour.

-Green astroturf like carpet for in front of the door to create an outdoor kitchen floor

-Extension cord and power strip to run hot water pot and other electric appliances of choice, if power is available.

-Card table for appliances and food preparation. Or for propane equipment. Maybe the Walmart roll up table would work just as well and take less space.

-The piece d' resistance is a pre-74 westy camping cabinet from the local pick and pull. Portable to set outside. Has sink with manual pull faucet from regular tank or simple plastic 1 or 2.5 gallon water bottles. Simple ice box (not fridge). Shelves that swing up and provide lots of work space. Two spice racks. Considering setting it up inside the van between the driver's seat and the bed with a drain through the floor, mounted on a seat slide to get it in and out easily. Needs handles, more work on the swing out shelves, another spice rack, maybe a built in power strip. Pretty neat and quite simple. More work to be done.

Picture time, eventually

Cheers, Tom Neal '87 syncro with more and more camping doodads.


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